Metallic rod-packing ring.



G. W. G. KING.

METALLIC R011 PACKING RING.

APPLICATION FILED DEG.7.1IOB.

Patented Mar. 9, 1909.

I INVENTOI? A..Hw./4M B7 j; p. 2 Z 45.. ATTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES \V. KING, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED STATES METALLIC PACKING COMPANY, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

1 Letters Patent.

METALLIC ROD-BACKING RING.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Application filed December 7, 1908. Serial No. 466,216.

ments in. Metallic Rod- Packing Rings, of

which the following is a true and exact description, reference bein had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part thereof.

The resent invention relates to packing for r0 s, such as the piston rods of steam engines or the like, used to prevent the flow of steam or other fluid along a rod which is movable through a wall opening when the pressure at one side of the Wall is higher than the pressure at the other side.

The ob ect of the present invention is to provide a packin which will be effective in ow of fluid along the rod and will be simple in. construction and composed of a relatively small number of parts and 'which can be readily assembled and disassembled.

A particularly important feature of the invention is the formation of a soft metal packing ring in two parts, so shaped that the ring can contract readily to compensate for the wear of the rod or packin ring and thereby maiiitaina tight joint, w ile at the same time the parts interlock with each other and the rod, when assembled on the rod, in such manner as to prevent a lateral movement of either segment away from the rod, while at the same time each segment of the ring may be laterally moved on to or off the rodwhen disengaged from the other segment and the two segments when on the rod can be assembled together in the interlocking or normal position or disassembled by moving one segment relative to the other in a direction parallel to the axis of the rod. This I accom lish by the peculiar configuration which give to the ring se ents. Y

he various features of novelty which characterize my invention are pointed out with articularity in the claims annexed'to and orming a part of this specification. For a better understanding of the invention, however, and the advantages possessed by it, reference may be had .to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter, an

which I have illustrated and described oneof the forms in which the invention may be embodied.

Of the drawings: Figure 1 is a sectional.

elevation of an assembled rod packing with the rod in place. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of my novel two-part packing ring. Fig. 3 is a-section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 2 showing the manner in which the ring contracts to compensate for wear; and Fig. 5 is a perspective view showin scrambling and disassem ling the ring on the ro the head of a steam cylinder, or rather the body of a. stufling box formed or otherwise secured to said cylinder head, through the passage B in which the rod passes,

In Q16 drawings, .A represents the rod to f be packed, which may be the piston rod of, a locomotive or the like, and ,B the wall, as

the manner of as- In the construction shown in Fig. 1, the

cylinder chamber is at the ri ht hand side of the Wall E. Against the lefl: hand side of the wall B is secured gland C of the stufiing box. NVithin the stuffing boxeandsurrounding. the rod is located a spring D, a follower E, a packing ring F an shown, the spring D bears at one end against the shoulder B formed adjacent the right" hand, side ofthe wall B. The other end ofthe spring bears against the end of the'fola 'Washer G. As

lower E. The latter in turn holds the pack-"-- ing ring F against the washer G which bears against the end C of-the gland C. The gland C may be secured in place against the wall 'B by the usual means (not shown).

A tight joint between the wall B and gland (J is secured by means of a sealed wire H..

As shown best in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, the packing. ring F is made up of two small parts f, f ,each of which has two tapered ends, one f with a convex endsurface f? and the other f with a concave end surface f When assembled, the end f of each segment lies under, and the end f lies over the ends f and f respectively, of the other segment. The convex end surface of each 'segment when assembled bears against the concave end surface 1* of the other segment. The ring as awhole has a conical end, the outer conical surface f of which bears against the wall E of the conical opening or socket'formed in the follower E.

With the construction shown, it is ap arent that when the ring F surrounds a 'r of .a diameter not greatly different fronrthe normal internal. diameter of. the ring. the

segmentsv cannot be moved laterally off the the rin each. segment must not have its rod engag- "ing sur 1 so sha ed that the segment cannot be moved the rod over anarc of more than 1-80, de

'grees and that its overlying end f must not ring because ofthe interlocking between the twosegments and the rod. -The concave and convex end surfaces, however, are'parallel to the axis of the rod sothat the segments may be readily separated. by moving one segment relative to the other in a direction parallel to the axis of the rod in the manner At the sainetime as a whole. is free. to contract as shown in Fig. 4. Vhile' theoretically the surfaces and separate as illustratedin F ig.-4 when the ring contracts, it will be unshown clearly in Fig. 5.

derstood that in practice the construction of the ring is of such limited extent and' -takes placein'such manner, as the rod and rings wear away, .that the soft n'ietal (Babblt 'metal or the like) out of which the rings are formed ermits the tapered ends to be deformed y the. pressure on them sufiiciently so that the adjacent surfaces f and 1 remain in contact from the inner surface of the surfaces of cylinders of circular cross" section. These surfaces must, however, be

of sufiici'ent capacity and convexity and so.

disposed as to permit the proper contraction of the ring, while at the same time the segments are-effectively locked together when assembled on the rod. At the same time,

ace so great'or its overlying part f latera y over' the rod to be packed. This means that each segment must not engage project into a circle f in Fig. 2) having a radius equal to the maximum diameter of the rod to be packed and'struck from the tip of the end f? of the segment. In the construction shown, the ring and segme'ntsare I. not only compressed about-the red by the s ring presse follower E, but also by the uidpressure which passes freely into the gland from the chamber at the right hand side of thewall B and bears .a ainst the outer surface of the ring. The uid ressure also acts'w ith the s ring in ho ding the packin'gring against t e 'washer.G and the latter against the and C of the gland.

The follower E and washer G should be .offonly slightly greater diameter than the I external diameter of the rod in'order to prervent the soft metal of the F from ring and so bination with the rod and t e ;st'u

squeezed up between the rod and the washer enlargnl without the stufiing box, as at A I prefer to make the washer G of an outer unbroken annular portion and an inner anhula 1.- portlon Grformed of two or more segments having abutting joints as shown at G". As shown, the inner surface G of the outer portion ofthe washer G is conical and the outer surface of the segments is shaped accordingly. The internal diameter of the :or follower. Where, as shown, the rod A is outer portion of the washer is great enough to pass through the portion A of the rod. Similarly the follower E'comprises an inner portion E made up of segments which abut together as show'nat 'ihepzicking'rihg as a whole is character- .ized by its'slmpllcity,compactness, reliability and efliciency. Owing to the interlooking relation between the segments of the packing ring'proper, the. ringcanbe assembled on the rod quickly and easily. lt'will he understood that this'is a very important feature when account'is taken of the fact that. in practice it is necessary to put the packingring in'place and to disassemble itin crowded quarters and that the rod to be packed is frequently. entirely too hot to be touched'by the handwithout injury. .In assembling the ring, as is indicated in Fig. 5, an that is necessary is to lay one segment from the first segment and'then move one segment along the rodrelativelto the other. This'takes practically no time at all and does not re uire the operator to-touch the hot rod. W en the gland of the s'tufiing box is thereafter drawn into place against the -wall B all the parts move automatically into the proper relative position.

.Having now described my 'invention, what I claim as new, and desire 'to secure by Let- 'ters Patient is 1. Arod packing ring of soft metal divided into two segments, each of Which-may be moved laterally over the rod to be packed and eachhav'ing tapered ends, one with a 'convex end surface adapted to lie under, and

the. other with a concave end surface ada ted the other segment, said concave and convex surfaces. beln parallel to the axis of the from being moved laterally away from the rod' while the segments may 'be readily' moved together or separated by moving one segment relative "to the:other 1n 8. direction parallel to the axis of'the rod.

in comg box through which the 'rod passes, said stufiing box being closed at one end and open at the 2. A rod packingring com risin isposed that, when assembled on the red, the segments interlock with each 1 other and the rod to prevent eithersegment on the rod, place the other segment in position against the rod but displaced endwise 115 i to lie over the corresponding tapered en s of other, a washer, a packing ring composed of ing between the follower and the stufling interlocking segments and formed with a 'box and tending to move the follower, ring 10 I I conical end, a to lower formed. with a conical and washer toward the closed end of thebearing for the conical end of the packing stufiing box.

ring', said washer, ring, and follower bein CHAS. W. G. KING. arranged within the stufling box and e en Witnesses:

I ing in the order named away from the closed ARNOLD Kan,

Correction in* Letters .Pat entNo. 914,426. Dlsclhimerjn Letters Pa t entYNt i. 914.426.

end of the stufling box, and a spring xtend- I D. STEWART.

DISCLAIMER- 914,426.0harles W. G. Ki/ng, Philadel hia, Pa. METALLIC ROD-PACKING RING. Patent dated March 9, 1909. Disc aimer filed November 19, 1912, by the assignee, T he United States Metallic Packing, 00mpm' v Enters this disclaimer v To that part of the claim in said specification, being the second numbered claim.

'in said specification, which is in the following words, to wit:

2. A rod packin rin comprisin in combination with the rod and the stufling box through which t e r0 I asses, sai stufling box being closed at one end and open at the other, a washer, a pac in ring com sed of interlocking segments and formed with a'co'nical end, a follower ormed wit a conical bearing for the conical end of the packing ring, said washer, ring, and follower being arranged within the stufiing box' and extending in the order named away from the closed end of the stufling box, and a sprin extending between the follower and the stufiing box and tending to move the 0 lower, ring and washer toward the closed, end of the stufling boxi.

[oficiaz- Gazette, November 26, 1912.] V

I c It is hereby certified that the name of the grantee in Letters Patent No. 914,426, granted March 9,1909, upon the application of Charles King, of Philadelphia, 'Pennsylvania, for an improvement in Metallic Rod-Packing Rings, was erroneonsly written and printed United States Metallic Packing Company, of Camden,- New Jersey, a corporation of New Jersey, whereas said name shonld have been .written and printed The United States Metallic Company, of Philadehvfiia, Pennsyl/can'ia, a corporation Pennsybvania; and that the proper corrections have been made-in the files and records of this'ofiice, and are hereby made in said Letters Patent. p I I I I Signed and sealed this 1 3th day of June, A. D.,'1913.

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-- other, a washer, a packing ring composed of ing between the follower and the stufling interlocking segments and formed with a 'box and tending to move the follower, ring 10 I I conical end, a to lower formed. with a conical and washer toward the closed end of thebearing for the conical end of the packing stufiing box.

ring', said washer, ring, and follower bein CHAS. W. G. KING. arranged within the stufling box and e en Witnesses:

I ing in the order named away from the closed ARNOLD Kan,

Correction in* Letters .Pat entNo. 914,426. Dlsclhimerjn Letters Pa t entYNt i. 914.426.

end of the stufling box, and a spring xtend- I D. STEWART.

DISCLAIMER- 914,426.0harles W. G. Ki/ng, Philadel hia, Pa. METALLIC ROD-PACKING RING. Patent dated March 9, 1909. Disc aimer filed November 19, 1912, by the assignee, T he United States Metallic Packing, 00mpm' v Enters this disclaimer v To that part of the claim in said specification, being the second numbered claim.

'in said specification, which is in the following words, to wit:

2. A rod packin rin comprisin in combination with the rod and the stufling box through which t e r0 I asses, sai stufling box being closed at one end and open at the other, a washer, a pac in ring com sed of interlocking segments and formed with a'co'nical end, a follower ormed wit a conical bearing for the conical end of the packing ring, said washer, ring, and follower being arranged within the stufiing box' and extending in the order named away from the closed end of the stufling box, and a sprin extending between the follower and the stufiing box and tending to move the 0 lower, ring and washer toward the closed, end of the stufling boxi.

[oficiaz- Gazette, November 26, 1912.] V

I c It is hereby certified that the name of the grantee in Letters Patent No. 914,426, granted March 9,1909, upon the application of Charles King, of Philadelphia, 'Pennsylvania, for an improvement in Metallic Rod-Packing Rings, was erroneonsly written and printed United States Metallic Packing Company, of Camden,- New Jersey, a corporation of New Jersey, whereas said name shonld have been .written and printed The United States Metallic Company, of Philadehvfiia, Pennsyl/can'ia, a corporation Pennsybvania; and that the proper corrections have been made-in the files and records of this'ofiice, and are hereby made in said Letters Patent. p I I I I Signed and sealed this 1 3th day of June, A. D.,'1913.

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DISCLAIMER- 9l4,426.0/tar!es W. 0. King, Philadelphia, Pa. METALLIC ROD PACKING RING. Patent dated March 9, 1909. Disclaimer filed November 19, 1912, by the assignee, The United States .lyetallic Packing Company.

Enters this disclaimer- To that part of the claim in said 5 ecilication, being the second numbered claim in said specification, which is in the fo lowing words, to wit:

2. A rod packin rin comprisin in combination with the rod and the stufling box through which 1; e r0 asses, sei stufling box being closed at one end and open at the other, a washer, a pee in ring corn osed of interlocking segments and formed with a conical end, a follower ormed wit a conical bearing for the conical end of the packing ring, said washer, ring, and follower being arranged within the stufling box' and extending in the order named away from the closed end of the stufling box, and a sprin extending between the follower and the stuffing box and tending to move the 0 lower, ring and washer toward the closed end of the stufiing box.

[ Oflicial Gazette, November 26', 1912.]

Corre ctio n in Letters PatentNo. 914,426.

It is hereby certified that the name of the grantee in Letters Patent No. 914,426, granted March 9, 1909, upon the application of Charles W. G. King, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for an improvement in Metallic Rod-Packing Rings," neously written and printed United States Metallic Packing Company, of Camden,

W85 GITO- New Jersey, a corporation of New Jersey, whereas said name should have been written and printed The United States Metallic Packing Company, f 1 71114618519754, PennsyZ vamlz, a corporation qf Pennsylvania and that the proper corrections have been made in the files and records of this ofiice, and are hereby made in said Letters Patent.

Signed and sealed this 13th day of June, A. D.,1913.

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